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Einstein lecturer entertains audience

Einstein lecturer entertains audience

Audience members at Saturday's Penn State Lecture on the Frontiers of Science were treated to a serenade by the speaker, Clifford M. Will, the James S. McDonnell professor of physics at Washington University in Saint Louis, Mo., who broke into song as he introduced the audience to Einstein's Theory of General Relativity.

Some audience members recognized the tune "As Time Goes By," from the classic film "Casablanca." This song has an introductory verse, which is often omitted, that highlights the degree to which Einstein's breakthrough theories were in the public eye at the time the song was released in 1931.

The annual lecture series, now in its 11th year, is organized by the Penn State Eberly College of Science with financial support from Pfizer as a free minicourse for the general public.More information about the Penn State Lectures on the Frontiers of Science is on the web at www.science.psu.edu/alert/frontiers